Opposite Words Worksheet
Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”
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- 1.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
- 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
- 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
- 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
- 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
- 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
- 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
- 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
- 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
Answer key
- hot
- awake
- short
- heavy
- top
- pull
- night
- slow
- slow
- last
- big
- far
- cry
- small
- weak
- fast
- early
- empty
- out
- cold
- sell
- soft
- below
- thin
- stand
- sit
- last
- summer
- dry
- young
- go
- lose
- hard
- win
- hot
- sad
- empty
- boy
- hot
- winter
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